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‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Judge Faces Fresh Calls For Sacking Over Previous Racist Remark


The show's popular judge made the derogotary remark about his celebrity partner in 2009.

Laila Rouass and Anton Du Beke were partnered on Strictly Come Dancing in 2009BBC Strictly Come Dancing ’s bad week of PR just got a bit worse, with one of the show’s most popular judges now being investigated for a remark he made while working as a dancer on the show. The Sun reports that Rouass has received huge support from fans on social media who traced the 2009 comment, and is “said to be considering legal action.” One of its most popular dancers Giovanni Pernice has departed after facing allegations of bullying in rehearsals, and last week another Graziano Di Prima was sacked for “gross misconduct” after reports came to light that he had physically and verbally abused his celebrity partner during rehearsals.

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